Religion and Beliefs

Religious leaders across Australia pen a letter to federal politicians pushing for "robust policies" to tackle climate change with the country's most senior Anglican Church official saying he believes politicians may have "misread" the mood for strong action.

It is revealed Cardinal George Pell visited his old school, St Patrick's College in Ballarat, on a private trip about two months ago, as calls for him to front hearings of the royal commission into child sex abuse in the Victorian town continue.

US cable network TLC pulls all episodes of its top-rated television reality show 19 Kids and Counting, which features a large Christian family, after reports surface that the eldest son molested underage girls as a teen.

Lawyer Judy Courtin has worked with many child abuse victims. She says Cardinal George Pell should voluntarily appear before the Royal Commission into institutional child abuse if he's serious about tackling the problem.